Religion
The oldest still-practiced religion in the world is?
Hindusim
Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
Channdragupta Maurya
The first empire of China was called?
The Qin Empire
Alexander is the student of?
Aristotle
The lowest caste in India was called?
The untouchables (dalit)
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
What empire is considered the "golden age" of India?
The Gupta Empire
What government philosophy was the main force of the Qin Empire?
Legalism
Alexander was prince of what region?
Macedonia
How did Ashoka spread his ideas in India?
He built pillars inscribed with buddhist teachings (Ashoka's pillars)
The social structure of Hinduism is called
The caste system
Which ruler converted to Buddhism and spread its influence all throughout India?
Ashoka
Confucius was a philosopher whose teaching stressed what in order to create a harmonious society?
Strict social order, fulfilling your role in certain relationships, the 5 relationships
The Persian empire
Confucianism supported what idea in Chinese society, in which you honor and respect your parents and ancestors?
Filial piety
The ultimate goal hinduism is to re-join with Brahmin, which is called?
Moksha
What is dharma?
One's duty they are assigned to depending on their caste that a Hindu must fulfill throughout their life to result in good karma in their afterlife and eventually achieve moksha.
The Emperor was fascinated and obsessed with achieving immortality. When he was dying, what did he build for his next life?
Tomb of the Terracota Warriors
Name 2 of Alexander's military innovations
Hammer and Anvil, Ballista (catapult), seige towers, battering ram
The First Emperor of China was named?
Shi Huangdi
Name 2 of the four noble truths
Life is suffering, all suffering is cased by desire, to end desire is to end suffering, the way to achieve this is to follow the eight-fold path
LiList 3 advancements made by the Gupta empire
Decimal System, Negative Numbers, Close approximation to Pi, advancements in medicine (plasti surgery, c-sections), architecture (iron pillar), Literature, art, and strong military.
Who is considered the founder of Daoism?
Lao zi
The name given to the time period right after Alexander's death, with its mixture of cultures and peoples was called?
The Hellenistic Period
The festival of colors that celebrates the coming of spring in Hinduism is called?
Holi